Them’s the Breaks (Part 2)

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After leaving The Breaks Interstate Park, exiting on the Kentucky side, I started the ride down the mountain. Before too long that brought me to a sign that mentioned access to the river. The Russell Fork River is also enduring the drought the area has been experiencing for the past two-three months. It was still impressive. In fact, it was quite telling (in terms of both the “normal” size of the river and the impact of the drought) to see how far onto the dried-up riverbed I could walk before I actually reached the water. Then, looking back at the bank, high water marks showed just how unpredictable the river’s quantity can be at any given time. Standing in the canyon was simply mesmerizing. I looked up the side of the wall and realized that, not too long ago, I was looking down on the wall. The river had rapids, as well as a deeper, calm pool. It was a perfect day, weather-wise...and the view was perfect, too.